im·pli·ca·tion
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| 1. | something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood: to resent an implication of dishonesty. |
| 2. | the act of implying: His implication of immediate changes surprised us. |
| 3. | the state of being implied: to know only by implication. |
| 4. | Logic. the relation that holds between two propositions, or classes of propositions, in virtue of which one is logically deducible from the other. |
| 5. | the act of implicating: the implication of his accomplices. |
| 6. | the state of being implicated: We heard of his implication in a conspiracy. |
| 7. | Usually, implications. relationships of a close or intimate nature; involvements: the religious implications of ancient astrology. |
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n.
im'pli·ca'tive adj., im'pli·ca'tive·ly adv. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
implication
"involvement, interweaving," c.1430, from L. implicationem (nom. implicatio) "interweaving, entanglement," from implicatus, pp. of implicare "involve, entangle, connect closely," from in- "in" + plicare "to fold" (see ply). Implicate in the sense of "involve a person in a crime, charge, etc." is from 1797.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| implication | |
noun | |
| 1. | something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications" [syn: deduction] |
| 2. | a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication" [syn: significance] |
| 3. | an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection |
| 4. | a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form 'if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false |
| 5. | a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Implication
Im`pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. implicatio: cf. F. implication.]1. The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated. Three principal causes of firmness are. the grossness, the quiet contact, and the implication of component parts. --Boyle. 2. An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words. Whatever things, therefore, it was asserted that the king might do, it was a necessary implication that there were other things which he could not do. --Hallam.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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